JUNE 28, 2024 by University of Copenhagen Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOlder GPs are more likely to prescribe antibiotics than their younger colleagues. A more cautious approach will not degrade treatment—and it can help fight antibiotic resistance that could soon kill millions of people annually. The discovery was made in a new study from the Department...
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EHR Copy and Paste Can Get Physicians Into Trouble
Leigh Page Physicians who misuse the “copy-and-paste” feature in patients’ electronic health records (EHRs) can face serious consequences, including lost hospital privileges, fines, and malpractice lawsuits. In California, a locum tenens physician lost her hospital privileges after repeatedly violating the copy-and-paste policy developed at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa, California. “Her use of copy...
Nurse practitioners and physicians similarly likely to inappropriately prescribe medications to older patients: Study
by American College of Physicians Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 73,000 primary care physicians (PCPs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) suggest that both are similarly likely to inappropriately prescribe medications to older patients. According to the authors, this study adds to growing evidence indicating that when prescriptive authority is expanded to include NPs, these...
Black Box Warnings — Legal Risks That Many Physicians Never See Coming
Paul H. Axelsen, MD October 27, 2021 Paul H. Axelsen, MD Almost all physicians write prescriptions, and each prescription requires a physician to assess the risks and benefits of the drug for their patient. If an adverse drug reaction occurs, physicians may be called on to defend their risk-benefit assessment in court. The assessment of...
Anorexia may stunt young women’s growth
Study highlights the importance of early diagnosis and treatment WASHINGTON–Girls with anorexia nervosa can have stunted growth and may not reach their full height potential, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Anorexia nervosa is a condition in which a person loses an unhealthy amount of...
New vitamin K-based drug shows promise against medication-resistant epilepsy
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have formulated a vitamin K-based compound that, due to its unique structure and mechanism, eliminates medication-resistant epileptic seizures in mice tested to date. Credit: Sarah Pack, Medical University of South Carolina In the cover article of the June 11 issue of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, a...
Rheumatoid arthritis patients under treatment with methotrexate
Immunosuppressant treatment does not confirm negative effects on lung conditions in patients EUROPEAN LEAGUE AGAINST RHEUMATISM Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a common and serious consequence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The prevalence varies depending on population and diagnostic method, but at least 5 to 10 percent of all RA patients suffer from this condition, which...
Daily coffee may lower risk for developing arrhythmia
Regular coffee consumption is associated with a significantly lower risk for arrhythmias, according to a study presented recently as part of the Heart Rhythm Society online meeting: HRS 2020 Science. Eun-Jeong Kim, M.D., from the University of California in San Francisco, and colleagues investigated the association between habitual caffeine consumption and the risk for arrhythmia...
People who eat a late dinner may gain weight
WASHINGTON–Eating a late dinner may contribute to weight gain and high blood sugar, according to a small study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Over 2.1 billion adults are estimated to have overweight or obesity which make health complications like diabetes and high blood pressure more likely. Some studies suggest...
Preclinical study offers hope for Hirschsprung’s
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles surgeon achieves milestone in using tissue engineering to grow complete gut nervous system CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES Babies with Hirschsprung’s disease are born with an incomplete or absent gut nervous system. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles investigator Tracy Grikscheit, MD, runs a laboratory that investigates the therapeutic potential of tissue engineering –...
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